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PD 5Project Management

Units
0.50
Subject
Professional Development

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 5 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 4 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

This course is intended to provide students with knowledge of basic project management techniques and practices while placing these within their organizational context. Students should understand how these techniques and practices are used and the human issues in their application.

Prerequisites

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Fall 2026 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 0817625486 / 2000Online or by arrangement
LEC 082762934 / 1000Online or by arrangement
LEC 083763716 / 200Online or by arrangement

Winter 2027 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 08172020 / 2000Online or by arrangement
LEC 08272040 / 1000Online or by arrangement
LEC 08372160 / 200Online or by arrangement
LEC 7012684241 / 9999Online or by arrangement

Reviewed on UW Flow

26% liked it72% easy33% useful

From 136 ratings and 20 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • Not a bad PD course. Finished everything by about halfway through the term. Definitely doable in one weekend if you grind it out.

    Dec 2025 · didn’t like it · 1 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this

  • F PD

    Apr 2021 · didn’t like it · 1 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this

  • lots of work for assignments

    Mar 2017 · liked it · 1 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Wouldn't recommend unless you really want to pursue a project management career.

    Sep 2026 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Assignments are not time-gated. Completed everything early in the term.

    Dec 2025 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this

Discussed on r/uwaterloo

181 posts and comments in 131 threads mention PD 5, November 2011 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.

Fall 2024

Winter 2024

Fall 2023

Which PD do I take? 1 point, 6 comments

“I see people recommend 13, 9, and 7 but I could not find them in QUEST Winter 2024 offering. Why is it not there for me? I need to enroll in something before the start of the term, help me, please.”

u/Koume142: “If you can't find it, it's not offered in this term, since there is no fking way a pd course is full. I would suggest pd 8 and pd 5 as the second pick. Pd 8, super light. PD 5 gives me the right to write project management on my resume to scare employers (jk).”

u/1000Ditto: “pd8 is generally considered to be "the racism pd" and pd5 is a disgrace”

u/Koume142: “I finished pd8 and pd 5, thus I am racist and a disgrace right now.”

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PD5 CAPM Eligibility 1 point, 1 comment

u/Huge-Discussion-9140: “23(M) alum here wondering if the PD5 course I took in 2020 is eligible to give me at least 23 PDU contact hours as that is a pre-requisite to performing the CAPM exam. …”

u/mint-choco-ftw: “im currently in PD5 and if u want the 23 hours i think u need to have record of doing all the CAPM modules and have done the mock exam. Idk how it works for previous terms though.”

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Spring 2023

Would it make a difference if PD was removed forever? 1 point, 13 comments

“also would the university ever consider doing this? sorry if it’s a dumb question lol”

u/ClarkeVice: “It actually would. PD (or work-term reports) are required for a program to be an accredited co-op program and get all of the nice tax breaks that come with that. …”

u/1000Ditto: “… nice content that's informative), but when the course content is : racism (pd8) from 1980s (pd5) reading the ontario engineering law and filling in the blanks (pd22) straight up philosophy (pd9) then it just defeats the purpose if it”

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PD 5 Q 1 point, 5 comments

u/Luvvul1234: “Hey guys, If anyone is taking PD 5 currently, I have a small request regarding content, would you mind reaching through DM ? Any help is greatly appreciated🙏🏼”

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the stupidest part of pd 30 points, 8 comments

“during the major reflective report when they ask you those “what did you learn in this course and how did it help you” type questions. …”

u/Finalis3018: “You could try to have constructive comments on how they can improve the course so it does have value to others taking it in the future. …”

u/1000Ditto: “inb4 "hey could you update pd5? all the case studies are from like the 1990s"”

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Winter 2023

Fall 2022

I noticed so many formatting and spelling/grammar mistakes in PD5's assignment explanations. That is solid proof that even the TAs and profs who run PD courses know that PD is bullshit 15 points, 2 comments

u/Elon__Muskquito: “Let me list the most obvious mistakes that were on the explanation for the last reflection assignment: \- There were large spaces after some sub-headers, but none after other subheaders, even though they are of equal importance. …”

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